Kilchurn Castle Kilchurn
Castle ( fifteenth
century and later )
is maintained by Historic Scotland. It stands on a peninsula in Loch Awe some two miles to the west of the village of Dalmally. Kilchurn
Castle was a fortress
Its five-storey tower house dominates the complex,
Kilchurn Castle was built in the mid-1400s,
After the first Jacobite Rising of 1689, |
Kilchurn Castle on ascent of Beinn a'Bhuiridh |
Beinn a'Bhuiridh and Monadh Driseig from Kilchurn Castle |
Monadh Driseig from Castle Kilchurn on Loch Awe |
Information Display at Kilchurn Castle ( Note: Click here or on map for larger format copy ) |
Interior of Kilchurn Castle
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Aerial view of Kilchurn
Castle
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from Castle Kilchurn |
across Loch Awe |
Beinn Eunaich ( 3244ft, 989m ) from Kilchurn Castle |
Beinn a'Chochuill and Beinn Eunaich from Kilchurn Castle |
Beinn a'Bhuiridh, Beinn a'Chochuill and Beinn Eunaich above Kilchurn Castle |
Kilchurn Castle |
Kilchurn Castle |
Kilchurn
Castle and Ben Lui |
Beinn Eunaich ( 3244ft, 989m ) from Kilchurn Castle |
Kilchurn Castle |
Loch Awe Hotel |
Glenorchy Parish Church at DalmallyThe church was built in 1810-11on the site of earlier churches. It is an example of an octagonal plan with adjoining tower. The site is probably early Christian in origin, and is associated with St. Connán. The churchyard contains medieval grave-slabs in the "West Highland" style. |
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Map for
Kilchurn Castle and Beinn
a'Bhuiridh |